BGS vs PSA

[SID87OVY8MALKIN71]

Hello just have a quick question... What do you guys think is a better grading service, PSA or BGS. I have a ton of cards I wanted to get graded mostly newer stuff with a few vintage. What service do you think has a better resale value for graded cards. Thanks for you help.

 

[capsfan30]

Vintage = PSA
Modern = BGS

Hope this helps!

 

[SID87OVY8MALKIN71]

Vintage = PSA
Modern = BGS

Hope this helps!

Thanks, but I cant understand why a McDavid yg PSA 10 sells for 350-400 and and BGS 9.5 sells for 200

 

[Zorro]

This is probably the most debated issue between collectors (and you could throw in KSA as well in the mix).

I'll spare you the PSA vs BGS debate since you're just looking at resale, so BGS for post 1990 and PSA for anything before.

 

[Zorro]

Thanks, but I cant understand why a McDavid yg PSA 10 sells for 350-400 and and BGS 9.5 sells for 200

The reason for that is because simply because supply/demand.

PSA has slabbed 628 McDavid Young Guns
BGS has slabbed 3535 McDavid Young Guns

So there's almost 6x more BGS available and I bet that the discrepancy is even more between PSA 10 and BGS 9.5.

 

[JoelCarry]

Thanks, but I cant understand why a McDavid yg PSA 10 sells for 350-400 and and BGS 9.5 sells for 200

Well there is a perception that BGS changed their grading standards so there are a lot more 9.5 then before and same with 10's although BGS 10 Black Label still are very tough to get as i believe two graders have to agree before it receives a BGS 10 Black label.
I was bored and typed into google BGS Vs PSA and read many pages regarding the two companies and their standards/practices regarding grading. From what i could gather from lowest to highest for modern cards BGS 9.5/PSA10/BGS10.
This is what i gathered not just from Hockey cards but baseball and Pokemon as well.Feel free to correct me if i am wrong.
For vintage i would stick to PSA or SGC and for modern cards BGS.
BGS may be the biggest but they have their faults such as grading laser cut cards from uncut sheets where as PSA would not.
KSA and any other of the fringe graders i would NEVER touch for myself but seeing how many cards i see graded by them their prices must be good.
None of these companies are perfect as you can find examples for suspicious/fraudulent/dubious grading.
Sure grading can add value to your cards if they get a vary good grade but also reduce their value if they do not.
The best thing about graded cards is how well protected they will be after that it depends on you.
I have a mix of graded mostly BGS since they will grade an autograph and they are modern cards.

Here is one of my favorite graded cards.Checking the population report so far the only BGS 10 Drouin Ice rookie.There have been 39 graded so far.I still have a couple of ungraded copies of this card.Interesting sideline to this card as shortly after i purchased it from ebay the seller messaged me back wishing to purchase the card back.The only time i have ever had a seller looking to buy a card back from me

 

[capsfan30]

Thanks, but I cant understand why a McDavid yg PSA 10 sells for 350-400 and and BGS 9.5 sells for 200

Well, how many BGS 9.5's are there vs how many PSA 10's? Supply and demand conquers all.


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[gomaz]

In this mcdavid case it is more a demand issue than supply & demand because more of the investollectors want PSA slabs as that is what they are used to from their vintage holdings.

I think we are going to see PSA gaining more of the modern card market from BGS as the PSA registries continue to gain popularity.

 

[dudical]

I like both BGS and PSA for modern, but my 'preference' is with PSA

 

[Boom Boom]

My only beef with PSA is that the thin slabs tend to break easier in the mail.

 

[cburt]

My only beef with PSA is that the thin slabs tend to break easier in the mail.

Tend to be flimsy and cards move around inside the cases. BGS, even though the stats show many more graded cards are in their slabs, their cases cannot be beaten, imo, by anyone - bigger, thicker, the inner sleeve, etc.

I get the whole PSA for vintage, BGS for modern thing in many ways. But some of the differences in prices, even for vintage when you see how much more you pay for a PSA over a BGS are ridiculous. You can compare many of the same graded cards, side-by-side and not even notice a big difference in many cases. I think overall PSA does a decent job, but I have seen many BGS, say Gem Mint's that look nicer than PSA Gem Mint's. People talk about BGS having lowered their standards over the years, being tougher in the earlier years of grading, but imo, PSA has also lowered their standards, and their grading is not spot-on like it used to be. Just look at that Gretzky OPC rookie PSA 10 that sold for nearly half a million. That card might be an 8 or 8.5 at best. Centering on it is definitely not perfect. So many examples to point out there.

 

[BenDMitchell]

Bottom line-- if you are going to get graded some modern cards today-- which company would you send them to?